The main reason that England shuts down at the slightest hint of snow is because it's rare. In Canada or Scandewegia, it's expected and the people have learn to cope with it. That hasn't happened in England.

Yeah it would be stupid for the UK to invest millions in snow plows etc. when we only get snow for a couple of days of the year. It's much more cost efficient to let the country shut down for a couple of days lol

well we've had it every other year for quite a while now, you'd have thought the government would think "how to the norwigeiens keep their infrastructure running? okay, we'll do that, but adapt it to fit our situation" it's simple enough

Besides, the government spend a **** load of money on gritters because of the struggles from the last few years.. so its not like they've not done anything.

We've got about a foot of snow here and all of the roads (Apart from small roads on housing estates) are perfectly fine.

Local schools were shut on Friday, but most of the time that's to stop the kids from getting carried away with the snow. For example, the last snow day I had back when I was in school we all rioted, broke out and had a gigantic snowball fight.

schools i know of being shut is becaudse the teachers couldn't get in, they have been gritting and clearing the roads more this year, they've dealt with it a lot better in my opinion, i can drive places without skidding all over the place

..The snow has literally not affected my life at all. I just got on with work and carried on about my day. The best thing about working in a shop is that you get to watch all the retards panic buy and spend all their money for no reason.

Be don't have lots of large snowplows, nor the people to operate them regularly because snow is relatively rare. As well as not enough grit to put on the roads because we don't stockpile it because again, snow isn't that common here.

But you's panic every winter, why not just stock it up, if you don't use it one winter, you can use it the next. Instead of ******** bricks and having to get Scotland to back you up with grit and snowploughs.